Colorado repeat offender freed from jail less than two weeks before allegedly killing mother of three: report

A Colorado repetition offender is accused of brutally murdering the parent of his children earlier spending respective days pushing her lifeless assemblage astir successful a buying cart – conscionable a week aft being released from jail.

Thomas Perales, a stateless antheral with aggregate anterior arrests, is accused of sidesplitting Annette Marie Valdez aft her assemblage was discovered wrong a Westminster trash tin connected Dec. 4, according to 9NEWS. 

Perales had violated a extortion bid taken retired by Valdez galore times, and had been released from jailhouse conscionable a week earlier the alleged murder, the outlet reported.

The 37-year-old parent of 3 was past seen the time aft Thanksgiving erstwhile she didn’t instrumentality to her family’s festivities, the outlet reported. Valdez’s loved ones subsequently went to her adjacent apartment, wherever they reportedly recovered the doorway unlocked, her telephone and shoes inside, and her keys connected the crushed outside, prompting them to telephone authorities.

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Annette Marie Valdez, a 37-year-old parent of three, went missing successful Westminster, Colorado, connected Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. She was recovered dormant connected Dec. 4. (GoFundMe)

Valdez’s assemblage was discovered six days aboriginal wrong a trash can, with authorities taking Perales into custody the adjacent day, 9NEWS reported. 

Fox News Digital was incapable to instantly find an lawyer representing Perales. 

Perales told investigators helium "blacked out" during an statement with Valdez and enactment his manus implicit her rima portion holding her successful a headlock, according to an affidavit obtained by 9NEWS.

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Thomas Perales is charged with first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased quality body, home unit and 2 counts of usurpation of a extortion order, according to the Adams County District Attorney’s Office. (Westminster Police Department)

When Perales realized Valdez was dead, helium allegedly panicked and utilized a trash tin helium recovered down a adjacent Safeway to instrumentality Valdez’s blanket-wrapped assemblage from the apartment, 9NEWS reported. 

Perales, who reportedly has been stateless for astatine slightest 2 years, past spent respective days allegedly carrying Valdez’s assemblage astir the area. 

"They've said that helium was pushing her astir successful a buying cart to get her from spot to place," Valdez’s brother, Adam Larson, told 9NEWS, citing conversations helium had with members of the section stateless community.

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Thomas Perales had been released connected probation pursuing a home unit lawsuit 2 weeks earlier helium allegedly murdered Annette Marie Valdez past period successful Westminster, Colorado, according to 9NEWS. (GoFundMe)

While speaking with investigators, Perales reportedly said, "You cognize I killed my woman and paraded her around?" 

The coroner aboriginal determined injuries to Valdez’s cervix are accordant with trauma sustained earlier her death, but added that decomposition to her assemblage constricted the preliminary assessment, according to 9NEWS.

Court records obtained by the outlet bespeak Perales has a lengthy transgression history, including aggregate home unit cases and galore violations of extortion orders issued connected behalf of Valdez and the couple’s children.

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On Oct. 24, Valdez reportedly called her parent "scared" arsenic she watched Perales connected a distant doorbell camera arsenic helium attempted to pry unfastened her beforehand doorway with a weapon and footwear it in. When officers responded to the scene, they noted that the door’s deadbolt was "so damaged they believed it was somewhat ajar" and that the Ring camera and peephole had been covered with reddish paint. 

Perales was subsequently located adjacent carrying a reddish overgarment marker, and was arrested connected charges of home violence, usurpation of a extortion order, transgression mischief and obstructing a bid officer, according to 9NEWS. 

He was sentenced to 12 months of probation by an Adams County justice connected Nov. 21 and released from jail, according to 9NEWS.

One week later, Valdez was past seen with Perales and wrong 2 weeks, she was dead, the outlet reported. 

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"We've tried truthful overmuch to get her distant from him," Larson told 9NEWS. "Every azygous clip she went close back, [saying] ‘That’s my kids’ father.’"

However, the alleged October incidental was not the archetypal clip constabulary were reportedly called to Valdez’s residence, with 1 constabulary study indicating authorities were acquainted with the portion owed to "multiple caller domestic-violence related cases." 

According to records obtained by 9NEWS, instrumentality enforcement officials responded to Valdez’s flat 67 times implicit the past 2 years, with the calls varying successful severity from trespassing and unwanted parties to payment checks and extortion bid violations. Additionally, 9 calls were made to study instances of home violence.

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Perales is charged with first-degree murder, tampering with a deceased quality body, home unit and 2 counts of usurpation of a extortion order, according to the Adams County District Attorney’s Office.